Statehouse Blend Kansas: So It Begins...

KCUR | By Jim McLean

Published January 20, 2019 at 9:32 AM CST

My Fellow Kansans is on hiatus for the legislative session. Meanwhile, our podcast Statehouse Blend Kansas is exploring the governing of our state. Host and Kansas News Service reporter Jim McLean talks with policymakers and everyday Kansans affected by their decisions. This is the first episode of the 2019 session. If you like it, subscribe in your podcast app.

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Jim McLean is an editor and reporter for KCUR 89.3. He is the managing director of KCUR's Kansas News Service, a collaboration between KCUR and other public media stations across Kansas.

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